Charon Collection

Charon Ferrying the Shades. Artist: Subleyras, Pierre (1699-1749)
Charon Ferrying the Shades. Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

Plate 25: Psyche setting off in Charons boat, ignoring the old man at left who request... 1530-60
Plate 25: Psyche setting off in Charons boat, ignoring the old man at left who requests alms, from the Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius, 1530-60

Cupid and Psyche - Palace Green Murals - Psyche receiving the Casket from Proserpine, 1881. A scene from William Morris epic poem, The Earthly Paradise

Act of Justice, 1794. Creator: Anonymous
Act of Justice, 1794. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld. Creator: Brueghel, Jan, the Elder (1568-1625)
Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld. Found in the Collection of Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen

Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld, ca 1604. Creator: Brueghel, Jan, the Elder (1568-1625)
Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld, ca 1604. Found in the Collection of Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava

And, lo ! Towards us in a bark comes an old man, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
And, lo ! Towards us in a bark comes an old man, c1890. Charon, ferryman of the dead. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

Napoleon Crossing the Styx and joins the Heroes of the Grande Armee, who died for France
Napoleon Crossing the Styx and joins the Heroes of the Grande Arme e, who died for France. Private Collection

Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld, 1598. Artist: Brueghel, Jan, the Elder (1568-1625)
Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld, 1598. Private Collection

The Souls of Acheron (Detail), 1898. Artist: Hiremy-Hirschl, Adolf (1860-1933)
The Souls of Acheron (Detail), 1898. Found in the collection of Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna

The Souls of Acheron, 1898. Artist: Hiremy-Hirschl, Adolf (1860-1933)
The Souls of Acheron, 1898. Found in the collection of Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna

Charon Crossing the Styx. Artist: Patinir, Joachim (ca. 1480-1524)
Charon Crossing the Styx. Found in the collection of Museo del Prado, Madrid

Aeneas, Sibyl and Charon, ca. 1695. Artist: Crespi, Giuseppe Maria (1665-1747)
Aeneas, Sibyl and Charon, ca. 1695. Found in the collection of the Art History Museum, Vienne

Arrival of Charon. Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1857. Artist: Dore, Gustave (1832-1883)
Arrival of Charon. Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1857. From a private collection

Charons Boat, or the Ghosts of all the Talents taking their last voyage, 1807. Artist: James Gillray
Charons Boat, or the Ghosts of all the Talents taking their last voyage, 1807. Gillray, James (1757-1815). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Pot showing Charon and Hermes in the underworld
This pot shows Charon and Hermes in the underworld: Charon is on the left, rowing his boat across the river Styx, and Hermes arm can be seen on the right, acting as a psychopomp

Charon the ferryman rowing to collect Dante and Virgil, to carry them across the Styx, 1861. Artist: Gustave Dore
Charon the ferryman rowing to collect Dante and his guide, Virgil, to carry them across the Styx, 1861. Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was a great admirer of Virgil

Hades, 18th century. Hades, the underworld of Greek mythology, showing Charon the ferryman, Cerberus, the three-headed dog guarding the entrance, Pluto and Persephone (centre left) and the River Styx

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